Player Dossier

2009-2011

Oregon State

Lance Mitchell

S • 6'2" • Pasadena, CA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Lance Mitchell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

80

High-end production for a safety

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

62

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Oregon State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Oregon State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: California

Player Story

Lance Mitchell built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a safety from Pasadena, CA wearing No. 10, spending time with Oregon State. The clearest part of Lance Mitchell's career was his defensive production:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2007 · Rating 0.8267

John Muir · Pasadena, CA

Committed To
Oregon State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2007

Lance Mitchell, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Oregon State. Lance Mitchell shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20 disruption score.

Quick Answers

Lance Mitchell quick answers

Latest team and position
Oregon State · S
Career Tackles
0
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 8 games
Best season
2009 Postseason · Oregon State
Top game
California
Recruit profile
3-star · John Muir · Oregon State
High school pipeline
John Muir · 11 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 10 · Class 2011

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2009 PostseasonOregon State40-0--062.5
2009 Regular SeasonOregon State40-0--062.5
2010 Regular SeasonOregon State20-0--062.2
2011 Regular SeasonOregon State20-0--062.2

Related Context

Lance Mitchell played S for Oregon State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Lance Mitchell recorded 12 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Oregon State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason

Oregon State paired 3 primary output with 15 efficiency.

Supporting note

2011 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 20 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: California

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2011 Regular Season · Oregon State

Games

2

Havoc Plays / G

1

Efficiency

20

Usage

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

California

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 1. California: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Wins1 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

2 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

California

Best efficiency game

20 vs California

Result
Sat 11/12@ CaliforniaL 6-231
Sat 10/8vs ArizonaW 37-271

Player Story

Lance Mitchell story

Lance Mitchell built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a safety from Pasadena, CA wearing No. 10, spending time with Oregon State. The clearest part of Lance Mitchell's career was his defensive production: 7 interceptions across 8 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Oregon State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Lance Mitchell's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 12 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 8 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oregon State.

The arc is straightforward: Lance Mitchell moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Oregon State

    2009-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009200920102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonOregon State315
2009 Regular SeasonOregon State3150
2010 Regular SeasonOregon State220-1
2011 Regular SeasonOregon State2200

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ California

Week 10 · W 31-14 · Conference game

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#2

@ USC

Week 8 · L 36-42 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

@ UNLV

Week 2 · W 23-21

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#4

vs Arizona State

Week 5 · W 31-28 · Conference game

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#5

@ TCU

Week 1 · L 21-30

1

Havoc Plays

60 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2009 Postseason · Oregon State

3 primary output · 15 efficiency · usage

62.5

#2

2009 Regular Season · Oregon State

62.5

3 primary · 15 efficiency · usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Oregon State

62.2

2 primary · 20 efficiency · usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games